NCCTM Awards and Special Recognitions

Rankin Award

The Rankin Award is designed to recognize and honor individuals for their outstanding contributions to NCCTM and to mathematics education in North Carolina. Presented in the fall at the State Mathematics Conference, the award, named in memory of W. W. Rankin, Professor of Mathematics at Duke University, is the highest honor NCCTM can bestow upon an individual. Download a nomination form.

2013

Julie Kolb, retired Wake County, currently Meredith College

Dan Teague, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics

Ray Jernigan, retired Farmville Central High School and East Carolina University

Innovator Award

Since 1994, NCCTM has recognized innovative contributions to the organization and to mathematics education in the state with thre Innovator Award. The purpose of the award is to recognize and reward individuals or groups who have made an outstanding or noteworthy contribution by having founded, initiated, pioneered, or developed some program in mathematics education of service to a geographical region of the state or the entire state. Nominations may be submitted electronically to NCCTMInnovator@gmail.com. Please include the nominee's name in the subject line. Alternatively, nominations may be mailed to:

In an effort to encourage student enjoyment of mathematics and mathematics education, the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics recognizes outstanding mathematics education students at colleges and universities across the state. Each college and university with a teacher education program is asked to nominate one undergraduate student from their institution worthy of this recognition. The student must be a rising junior or senior working towards elementary, middle school, or secondary certification. The nominated students are entered into a competition with other students from their NCCTM region. One student is selected from each region, and the winning students are invited to attend the State Mathematics Conference in October where they are recognized and receive their awards.

Download Nominations forms: Nomination Form and Student's Form. One is to be filled out by the student nominee and one by the
Department Chair or Program Coordinator. Materials may be submitted electronically to NCCTMOutstandingStudent@gmail.com. Please include the nominee's name in the subject line. Alternatively,
hard copies of the nomination materials may be mailed to:

Outstanding Teacher Recognition Program

In 2012, principals of North Carolina schools were encouraged to nominate the teacher they believe does the most effective job teaching mathematics in their school. From those nominated, each LEA selected one teacher to represent the best in mathematics teaching from the entire system. The teacher selected from each LEA received one year's membership in the NCCTM, recognition at our annual meeting in Greensboro in October, and a special memento of the occasion.

The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching

The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching is a national award administered for the White House by the National Science Foundation. Each year the program recognizes outstanding mathematics and science teachers from across the United States and four U.S. jurisdictions for their contributions in the classroom and to their profession. In addition to honoring individual achievement, the goal of the Awards is to expand and exemplify the definition of excellent science and mathematics teaching.